Hi David - Yes, John Paxton (No. 4) was Sam Houston's grandfather. According to what I have, John's wife was MARY Blair. Sam's mother Elizabeth and my gr-gr-grandmother Hannah were sisters. If John No. 4 is your ancestor, you have a lot of cousins on the Paxton list and you will probably get a lot of info. If not, let me know. I have a Paxton GEDCOM that some kind Paxton cousin sent me long ago, but I am tied up right now with several jobs and don't have time to delve into it. You're right about the first names - they get really confusing. Good luck, Terry P.S. If you're interested in Cousin Sam, there's a great bio of him: M. K. Wisehart: "Sam Houston: American Giant," based on Sam's own writings and speeches, as well as newspaper and journal articles of his day. I found a copy in my tiny local library and then bought one via the internet. -----Original Message----- From: David Guthrie <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, January 09, 2000 6:12 PM Subject: [PAXTON-L] Paxtons of Rockbridge County, VA >Hello, > >My name is David Guthrie and I am researching my Paxton ancestors. The >same names in different branches of the Paxtons is very confusing. I >would welcome any information on how to purchase one of the books on the >Paxtons. This is what I have on my line: > >The John Paxton in #4 is probably General Sam Houston's GF by his >daughter Elizabeth. > >1. James Paxton, fled to Ireland from Scotland (Berwickshire), died in >Ireland, after which his three sons (Wm., Thomas, Samuel) came to >America... > >2. son Samuel Paxton (b.1670, d.1746) father of... > >3. John Paxton (b.1692, d.1746), married Elizabeth Alexander, parents >of... > >4. John Paxton (b.1716, d.2/13/1787), married Martha (Mary?) Blair >(b.1726, d.8/12/1821), parents of ... > >5. Capt. William Paxton (b.1751, d.4/16/1817), married Elizabeth Stuart >(b.6/13/1755, d.11/16/1826), parents of... > >6. James Paxton (b.5/4/1790, d.3/5/1858), married twice (1st-Eliz. Blair >- 6 children; 2nd- Elizabeth (Poage) Gibson-8 children), "born at the >old homestead on James River near Balcony Falls in Rockbridge Co., VA >and lived their all his life", with Poage parents of.. > >7. Adeline Barclay Paxton (b.1/8/1830, d.1/8/1901), married John >Gilkeson Guthrie 12/16/1846 (my GG grandparents), parents of 8 children. > >Any information to confirm or modify this would be appreciated. > > >==== PAXTON Mailing List ==== >Submit queries, wills, obits, deeds, etc. at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Cottage/1882/paxtonmain.html > >

David, I know it has been a spell since you wrote your reply to this person, but, I just wanted to let you know that I, too, have been working on this same Paxton family. My connections are through Jean Jane Paxton, da. of Thomas Paxton the brother of John Paxton you speak of here. I have been doing research on this Paxton family for many a year. Yes, we have know of Gen. Sam Houston the son of Elizabeth Paxton for a long time. We have visited Elizabeth's grave site at Indepentant, Texas. There is a great story there. There is a lot more that I could tell you, but I will not take up anymore of your time Juanita in Texas Terry Belanger wrote: > > Hi David - Yes, John Paxton (No. 4) was Sam Houston's grandfather. According > to what I have, John's wife was MARY Blair. Sam's mother Elizabeth and my > gr-gr-grandmother Hannah were sisters. > > If John No. 4 is your ancestor, you have a lot of cousins on the Paxton list > and you will probably get a lot of info. If not, let me know. I have a > Paxton GEDCOM that some kind Paxton cousin sent me long ago, but I am tied > up right now with several jobs and don't have time to delve into it. You're > right about the first names - they get really confusing. Good luck, Terry > > P.S. If you're interested in Cousin Sam, there's a great bio of him: M. K. > Wisehart: "Sam Houston: American Giant," based on Sam's own writings and > speeches, as well as newspaper and journal articles of his day. I found a > copy in my tiny local library and then bought one via the internet. > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Guthrie <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, January 09, 2000 6:12 PM > Subject: [PAXTON-L] Paxtons of Rockbridge County, VA > > >Hello, > > > >My name is David Guthrie and I am researching my Paxton ancestors. The > >same names in different branches of the Paxtons is very confusing. I > >would welcome any information on how to purchase one of the books on the > >Paxtons. This is what I have on my line: > > > >The John Paxton in #4 is probably General Sam Houston's GF by his > >daughter Elizabeth. > > > >1. James Paxton, fled to Ireland from Scotland (Berwickshire), died in > >Ireland, after which his three sons (Wm., Thomas, Samuel) came to > >America... > > > >2. son Samuel Paxton (b.1670, d.1746) father of... > > > >3. John Paxton (b.1692, d.1746), married Elizabeth Alexander, parents > >of... > > > >4. John Paxton (b.1716, d.2/13/1787), married Martha (Mary?) Blair > >(b.1726, d.8/12/1821), parents of ... > > > >5. Capt. William Paxton (b.1751, d.4/16/1817), married Elizabeth Stuart > >(b.6/13/1755, d.11/16/1826), parents of... > > > >6. James Paxton (b.5/4/1790, d.3/5/1858), married twice (1st-Eliz. Blair > >- 6 children; 2nd- Elizabeth (Poage) Gibson-8 children), "born at the > >old homestead on James River near Balcony Falls in Rockbridge Co., VA > >and lived their all his life", with Poage parents of.. > > > >7. Adeline Barclay Paxton (b.1/8/1830, d.1/8/1901), married John > >Gilkeson Guthrie 12/16/1846 (my GG grandparents), parents of 8 children. > > > >Any information to confirm or modify this would be appreciated. > > > > > >==== PAXTON Mailing List ==== > >Submit queries, wills, obits, deeds, etc. at > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Cottage/1882/paxtonmain.html > > > > > > ==== PAXTON Mailing List ==== > You may search the PAXTON-L archives on the Rootsweb web site at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > In the surname field, type in PAXTON

Juanita Dunlsp wrote: > David, > > I know it has been a spell since you wrote your reply to this person, > but, I just wanted to let you know that I, too, have been working on > this same Paxton family. My connections are through Jean Jane Paxton, > da. of Thomas Paxton the brother of John Paxton you speak of here. I > have been doing research on this Paxton family for many a year. Yes, > we have know of Gen. Sam Houston the son of Elizabeth Paxton for a long > time. We have visited Elizabeth's grave site at Indepentant, Texas. > There is a great story there. There is a lot more that I could tell > you, but I will not take up anymore of your time > > Juanita in Texas > > Terry Belanger wrote: > > > > Hi David - Yes, John Paxton (No. 4) was Sam Houston's grandfather. According > > to what I have, John's wife was MARY Blair. Sam's mother Elizabeth and my > > gr-gr-grandmother Hannah were sisters. > > > > If John No. 4 is your ancestor, you have a lot of cousins on the Paxton list > > and you will probably get a lot of info. If not, let me know. I have a > > Paxton GEDCOM that some kind Paxton cousin sent me long ago, but I am tied > > up right now with several jobs and don't have time to delve into it. You're > > right about the first names - they get really confusing. Good luck, Terry > > > > P.S. If you're interested in Cousin Sam, there's a great bio of him: M. K. > > Wisehart: "Sam Houston: American Giant," based on Sam's own writings and > > speeches, as well as newspaper and journal articles of his day. I found a > > copy in my tiny local library and then bought one via the internet. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David Guthrie <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > Date: Sunday, January 09, 2000 6:12 PM > > Subject: [PAXTON-L] Paxtons of Rockbridge County, VA > > > > >Hello, > > > > > >My name is David Guthrie and I am researching my Paxton ancestors. The > > >same names in different branches of the Paxtons is very confusing. I > > >would welcome any information on how to purchase one of the books on the > > >Paxtons. This is what I have on my line: > > > > > >The John Paxton in #4 is probably General Sam Houston's GF by his > > >daughter Elizabeth. > > > > > >1. James Paxton, fled to Ireland from Scotland (Berwickshire), died in > > >Ireland, after which his three sons (Wm., Thomas, Samuel) came to > > >America... > > > > > >2. son Samuel Paxton (b.1670, d.1746) father of... > > > > > >3. John Paxton (b.1692, d.1746), married Elizabeth Alexander, parents > > >of... > > > > > >4. John Paxton (b.1716, d.2/13/1787), married Martha (Mary?) Blair > > >(b.1726, d.8/12/1821), parents of ... > > > > > >5. Capt. William Paxton (b.1751, d.4/16/1817), married Elizabeth Stuart > > >(b.6/13/1755, d.11/16/1826), parents of... > > > > > >6. James Paxton (b.5/4/1790, d.3/5/1858), married twice (1st-Eliz. Blair > > >- 6 children; 2nd- Elizabeth (Poage) Gibson-8 children), "born at the > > >old homestead on James River near Balcony Falls in Rockbridge Co., VA > > >and lived their all his life", with Poage parents of.. > > > > > >7. Adeline Barclay Paxton (b.1/8/1830, d.1/8/1901), married John > > >Gilkeson Guthrie 12/16/1846 (my GG grandparents), parents of 8 children. > > > > > >Any information to confirm or modify this would be appreciated. > > > > > > > > >==== PAXTON Mailing List ==== > > >Submit queries, wills, obits, deeds, etc. at > > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Cottage/1882/paxtonmain.html > > > > > > > > > > ==== PAXTON Mailing List ==== > > You may search the PAXTON-L archives on the Rootsweb web site at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > In the surname field, type in PAXTON > > ==== PAXTON Mailing List ==== > Your Support Keeps RootsWeb Free! > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html